]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-to-host-international-jazz-day-concert-at-white-house/feed/0FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2016 file photo, Andra Day and Anthony Hamilton perform for President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Obama to look beyond his tenure in final State of the Unionhttp://nj1015.com/obama-to-look-beyond-his-tenure-in-final-state-of-the-union/
http://nj1015.com/obama-to-look-beyond-his-tenure-in-final-state-of-the-union/#commentsWed, 13 Jan 2016 00:03:57 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=584064Continue reading…]]>Embarking on his final year in office, President Barack Obama will use Tuesday's State of the Union address to present an optimistic vision built on economic progress under his watch while seeking to ease Americans' growing concern about national security and terrorism.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-to-look-beyond-his-tenure-in-final-state-of-the-union/feed/0President Barack Obama walks through the Colonnade at the White House January 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Obama's State of the Union address seeks to frame 2016 racehttp://nj1015.com/obamas-state-of-the-union-address-seeks-to-frame-2016-race/
http://nj1015.com/obamas-state-of-the-union-address-seeks-to-frame-2016-race/#commentsTue, 12 Jan 2016 02:49:27 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=583719Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address will unmistakably attempt to frame the choice facing Americans as they select his successor, doling out an optimistic vision of the country's future in contrast with what he sees as the pessimism that's pervasive in the Republican primary.

]]>http://nj1015.com/man-who-allegedly-went-to-dc-to-kidnap-obamas-dog-arrested/feed/0U.S. President Barack Obama greets his dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House March 15, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)Obama's move may deter some weapon sales over the Internethttp://nj1015.com/obamas-move-may-deter-some-weapon-sales-over-the-internet/
http://nj1015.com/obamas-move-may-deter-some-weapon-sales-over-the-internet/#commentsTue, 05 Jan 2016 20:55:10 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=581785Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama's move to tighten controls on gun sales could discourage some unlicensed private sellers from doing business over the Internet and at gun shows. But the White House and others can't say how many transactions it will block or how much bloodshed it may prevent.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obamas-move-may-deter-some-weapon-sales-over-the-internet/feed/0A sales associate takes a gun from a display of shotguns at The Gun Store November 14, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)An emotional Obama unveils his plan to cut gun violencehttp://nj1015.com/an-emotional-obama-unveils-his-plan-to-cut-gun-violence/
http://nj1015.com/an-emotional-obama-unveils-his-plan-to-cut-gun-violence/#commentsTue, 05 Jan 2016 18:45:19 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=581697Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass.

]]>http://nj1015.com/an-emotional-obama-unveils-his-plan-to-cut-gun-violence/feed/0President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden and gun violence victims, speaks in the East Room of the White House (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama defends forthcoming gun restrictions as constitutionalhttp://nj1015.com/obama-defends-forthcoming-gun-restrictions-as-constitutional/
http://nj1015.com/obama-defends-forthcoming-gun-restrictions-as-constitutional/#commentsMon, 04 Jan 2016 20:37:57 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=581430Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama defended his administration's plans to tighten the nation's gun-control restrictions without going through Congress, insisting Monday that the steps he'll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-defends-forthcoming-gun-restrictions-as-constitutional/feed/0President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama says he won't fade away in final yearhttp://nj1015.com/obama-says-he-wont-fade-away-in-final-year/
http://nj1015.com/obama-says-he-wont-fade-away-in-final-year/#commentsFri, 18 Dec 2015 20:25:02 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=577573Continue reading…]]>Closing out a tumultuous year, President Barack Obama laid the groundwork Friday for his last year in office, vowing not to fade into the background but instead use his remaining months to push longstanding goals to fruition.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-says-he-wont-fade-away-in-final-year/feed/0President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the White House Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama will discuss terrorism in national address at 8 p.m. Sundayhttp://nj1015.com/obama-will-discuss-terrorism-in-national-address-at-8-p-m-sunday/
http://nj1015.com/obama-will-discuss-terrorism-in-national-address-at-8-p-m-sunday/#commentsSun, 06 Dec 2015 01:03:41 +0000http://nj1015.com/obama-will-discuss-terrorism-in-national-address-at-8-p-m-sunday/Continue reading…]]>The White House says President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday about the steps the government is taking to keep people safe after the attack this past week in California...

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-sheds-summer-curse-just-in-time-for-daunting-fall/feed/0President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at Air Station Cape Cod, in Mass., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Obama golfs, reads and enjoys private beach on vacationhttp://nj1015.com/obama-golfs-reads-and-enjoys-private-beach-on-vacation/
http://nj1015.com/obama-golfs-reads-and-enjoys-private-beach-on-vacation/#commentsTue, 18 Aug 2015 11:13:45 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=536204Continue reading…]]>Lots of golf, a family outing on a private beach and a stack of books. President Barack Obama's two-week vacation on Martha's Vineyard is shaping up as a pretty low-key retreat.

]]>http://nj1015.com/first-lady-says-secret-service-agents-taught-daughter-malia-how-to-drive/feed/0President Barack Obama and Malia Obama. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)Israel's Netanyahu, addressing Congress, assails US-Iran nuclear talkshttp://nj1015.com/israels-netanyahu-addressing-congress-assails-us-iran-nuclear-talks/
http://nj1015.com/israels-netanyahu-addressing-congress-assails-us-iran-nuclear-talks/#commentsTue, 03 Mar 2015 17:25:09 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=482514Continue reading…]]>WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran would get nuclear weapons, a step he said the world must avoid at all costs.

]]>http://nj1015.com/israels-netanyahu-addressing-congress-assails-us-iran-nuclear-talks/feed/0Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Obama to announce immigration steps Thursdayhttp://nj1015.com/obama-to-announce-immigration-steps-thursday/
http://nj1015.com/obama-to-announce-immigration-steps-thursday/#commentsWed, 19 Nov 2014 19:55:14 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=453549Continue reading…]]>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sidestepping Congress, President Barack Obama on Thursday will announce steps he will take to shield up to 5 million immigrants illegally in the United States from deportation, defying Republican lawmakers who say such a step would poison relations with the new GOP led legislature.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-to-announce-immigration-steps-thursday/feed/0President Barack Obama speaks during in the East Room of the White House Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Obama signs bill to revamp federal child care aidhttp://nj1015.com/obama-signs-bill-to-revamp-federal-child-care-aid/
http://nj1015.com/obama-signs-bill-to-revamp-federal-child-care-aid/#commentsWed, 19 Nov 2014 17:34:52 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=453432Continue reading…]]>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federally subsidized child care providers will have to conduct criminal background checks on their workers and undergo a yearly inspection under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama on Wednesday.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-nominees-face-lame-duck-obstacles-in-senate/feed/0Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. pausing during an April news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Obama reaffirms opposition to US ground combat in Iraqhttp://nj1015.com/obama-reaffirms-opposition-to-us-ground-combat-in-iraq/
http://nj1015.com/obama-reaffirms-opposition-to-us-ground-combat-in-iraq/#commentsWed, 17 Sep 2014 16:31:19 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=434292Continue reading…]]>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says U.S. forces in Iraq "do not and will not" have a combat mission as part of the effort against Islamic State militants.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-reaffirms-opposition-to-us-ground-combat-in-iraq/feed/0President Barack Obama, before the start of a briefing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Russia counts cost of new economic sanctionshttp://nj1015.com/russia-counts-cost-of-new-economic-sanctions/
http://nj1015.com/russia-counts-cost-of-new-economic-sanctions/#commentsWed, 30 Jul 2014 14:20:43 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=418681Continue reading…]]>MOSCOW (AP) — Russia blasted the West's new economic sanctions on Wednesday, accusing the U.S. of being "prosecutorial" in its drive to impose penalties on the country's key energy and finance sectors.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-putin-discuss-malaysia-plane-incident/feed/0A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200, the same type of aircraft that was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur (AP Photo/JoePriesAviation.net)In Poland, Obama Sees a Guidepost for Ukrainehttp://nj1015.com/in-poland-obama-sees-a-guidepost-for-ukraine/
http://nj1015.com/in-poland-obama-sees-a-guidepost-for-ukraine/#commentsWed, 04 Jun 2014 17:23:01 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=399365Continue reading…]]>WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A quarter century after Poland embraced democracy, President Barack Obama held up this nation Wednesday as a guidepost for neighboring Ukraine as it seeks to fend off an insurgency widely believed to be backed by Russia that has rekindled Cold War-era tensions across Europe.

]]>http://nj1015.com/in-poland-obama-sees-a-guidepost-for-ukraine/feed/0U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 25th anniversary celebrations of Poland's first free elections led by the Solidarity movement at the Royal Square in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)White House Error Reveals CIA Official's Namehttp://nj1015.com/white-house-error-reveals-cia-officials-name/
http://nj1015.com/white-house-error-reveals-cia-officials-name/#commentsMon, 26 May 2014 17:53:05 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=395874Continue reading…]]>In an embarrassing flub, the Obama administration accidentally revealed the name of the CIA's top official in Afghanistan in an email to thousands of journalists during the president's surprise Memorial Day weekend trip to Bagram Air Field.

]]>http://nj1015.com/white-house-error-reveals-cia-officials-name/feed/0President Barack Obama is greeted by US Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham, center, and Marine General Joseph Dunford as he arrives at Bagram Air Field (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Obama Mulls New HUD and Budget Headshttp://nj1015.com/obama-mulls-new-hud-and-budget-heads/
http://nj1015.com/obama-mulls-new-hud-and-budget-heads/#commentsSat, 17 May 2014 20:22:17 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=393024Continue reading…]]>Shuffling his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan to be budget director and is considering San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to succeed Donovan, according to people familiar with the selection process.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-mulls-new-hud-and-budget-heads/feed/0San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro is being considered by President Barack Obama to be housing secretary, according to people familiar with the selection process. Castro would succeed Shaun Donovan. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Obama Touts Jobs Projects, Lunches With Workershttp://nj1015.com/obama-touts-jobs-projects-lunches-with-workers/
http://nj1015.com/obama-touts-jobs-projects-lunches-with-workers/#commentsFri, 16 May 2014 17:28:38 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=392736Continue reading…]]>President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden promoted government financed work projects as they lunched outside the White House Friday, saying the projects could be endangered if Congress does not act by the end of the summer.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-touts-jobs-projects-lunches-with-workers/feed/0President Barack Obama flanked by Abdullahi Mohamed, left, and Meredith Upchurch speaks to reporters at a restaurant in Washington, Friday, May 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Obama to Congress: OK Cash for Roads, Bridgeshttp://nj1015.com/obama-to-congress-ok-cash-for-roads-bridges/
http://nj1015.com/obama-to-congress-ok-cash-for-roads-bridges/#commentsWed, 14 May 2014 19:35:17 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=391723Continue reading…]]>The government is running out of money to repair deteriorating roads, bridges and ports, and President Barack Obama says more federal spending will help avert a looming crisis that could stifle economic growth and torment commuters.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-to-congress-ok-cash-for-roads-bridges/feed/0Construction crews use barges and cranes as work continues on a replacement for the 58-year-old Tappan Zee Bridge spanning the Hudson River. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)At Wal-Mart, Obama Touts Solar Powerhttp://nj1015.com/at-wal-mart-obama-touts-solar-power/
http://nj1015.com/at-wal-mart-obama-touts-solar-power/#commentsFri, 09 May 2014 17:37:21 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=390008Continue reading…]]>Calling it the right thing to do for America's bottom line, President Barack Obama announced new steps Friday by companies, local governments and his own administration to deploy solar technology, showcasing steps to combat climate change that don't require consent from a disinclined Congress.

]]>http://nj1015.com/at-wal-mart-obama-touts-solar-power/feed/0President Barack Obama smiles as he goes to walk off of the stage after speaking at a Democratic National Committee reception in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Senate, House Back Bills to Aid Ukrainehttp://nj1015.com/senate-house-back-bills-to-aid-ukraine/
http://nj1015.com/senate-house-back-bills-to-aid-ukraine/#commentsThu, 27 Mar 2014 17:35:57 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=374273Continue reading…]]>Congress spoke with one voice on Thursday against Russia's annexation of Crimea, passing legislation in the House and Senate giving help to cash-strapped Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

]]>http://nj1015.com/senate-house-back-bills-to-aid-ukraine/feed/0Drew Angerer, Getty ImagesObama to Propose Ending NSA's Phone Sweephttp://nj1015.com/obama-to-propose-ending-nsas-phone-sweep/
http://nj1015.com/obama-to-propose-ending-nsas-phone-sweep/#commentsTue, 25 Mar 2014 09:59:59 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=373161Continue reading…]]> The White House wants the National Security Agency to get out of the business of sweeping up and storing vast amounts of data on Americans' phone calls.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-to-propose-ending-nsas-phone-sweep/feed/0President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of G7 leaders in The Hague, Netherlands (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Obama Urges Russian Restraint in Ukrainehttp://nj1015.com/obama-urges-russian-restraint-in-ukraine/
http://nj1015.com/obama-urges-russian-restraint-in-ukraine/#commentsSun, 02 Mar 2014 03:22:11 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=365849Continue reading…]]> President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the tense atmosphere in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country's Crimean region and to refrain from interfering elsewhere in the former Soviet republic.

]]>http://nj1015.com/obama-urges-russian-restraint-in-ukraine/feed/0Andrew Harrer-Pool, Getty ImagesRepublicans Blame Immigration Woes on Obamahttp://nj1015.com/republicans-blame-obama-on-immigration/
http://nj1015.com/republicans-blame-obama-on-immigration/#commentsMon, 03 Feb 2014 11:39:31 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=356924Continue reading…]]> Republicans are starting to lay the blame on President Barack Obama if an overhaul of the nation's broken immigration system fails to become law.

]]>http://nj1015.com/republicans-blame-obama-on-immigration/feed/0U.S. Capitol (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)US Senate Report: Benghazi Was Preventablehttp://nj1015.com/us-senate-report-benghazi-was-preventable/
http://nj1015.com/us-senate-report-benghazi-was-preventable/#commentsWed, 15 Jan 2014 17:10:38 +0000http://nj1015.com/?p=350812Continue reading…]]>The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report on the deadly assault on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, laying blame on the State Department, the intelligence community — even the late Ambassador Chris Stevens — for failing to communicate and heed warnings of terrorist activity in the area...